minEdgeAdjacentDistance (oacMinEdgeAdjacentDistance)

Description

The built-in layer constraint oacMinEdgeAdjacentDistance specifies the minimum distance along the edge between one set of connected minimum length edges and another set of connected minimum length edges. This constraint also specifies the minimum length of an edge, and optionally, specifies how many minimum length edges must be connected for this constraint to apply. The constraint is associated with a single layer. This constraint is usually applied in combination with the oacMinEdgeMaxCount constraint.

Constraint at a Glance

Constraint type:	oaLayerConstraint
Value types:	oaIntValue
Database types:	oaDesign, oaTech
Object types:	oaAppObject

Values

The following value types are supported by this constraint:

oaIntValue
oacMinEdgeAdjacentDistance has an oaIntValue specifies the minimum distance along the edge between one set of connected mimimum length edges and the other set of connected minimum length edges.

Units: DBU

Parameters

The following parameters are supported by this constraint:

Name	Value Type	Units	Default	Description
maxLength oacMaxLengthConstraintParamType	oaIntValue	DBU	(Required)	An oaIntValue that specifies the maximum length of a short edge.
count oacCountConstraintParamType	oaIntValue	Count	(Required)	An oaIntValue that specifies the maximum number of connected short edges that trigger this constraint. The maximum supported value is 2.
exceptSameCorner oacExceptSameCornerConstraintParamType	oaBooleanValue	Boolean	False	specifies that the constraint does not apply for an edge that has the same type (concave or convex) of 90-degree corner at each end.

Examples

Manufacturing Reasons

Some foundries limit the maximum number of consecutive minimum edges. It is also required to limit the distance along an edge between one set of consecutive minimum length edges and another set of consecutive minimum length edges.